Women in Regency Period through English Literature
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https://doi.org/10.48001/978-81-966500-4-9-12Keywords:
Entail, Commodification, Accomplishments, Congregations, IndiviualismAbstract
The chapter aims to look into the society of late 18th to 19th century England by exploring the evergreen novel of Jane Austen - ‘Pride and Prejudice’ which was published around 1813. Taking up the gendered perspective to the text, this article has explored the personalities of mainly female and some male characters, and also why and how they conform to the ideals of the then English society. Through a diverse spectrum of characters, all the classes of the society and their stands over the socio-economic duality has been examined in the article. Additionally the emerging themes of that literary period like individualism and sentimentality have been examined in relation to the character of Elizabeth. The social expectations from marriage, inheritance and accomplishments have been explored through slight references to policy and culture.
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